Mike Venezia
Author of Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
About the Author
Mike Venezia was born on June 8, 1945 in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. He was the executive art director and vice president at Leo Burnett Company for 33 years. He retired to work full time on his books and videos. He show more started his writing career back in 1978, when he authored and illustrated books for Childrens Press. His books include the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers series, Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents series, and Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Mike Venezia
The Wright Brothers: Inventors Whose Ideas Really Took Flight (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and… (2010) 110 copies
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (2010) 77 copies
Daniel Hale Williams: Surgeon Who Opened Hearts and Minds (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and… (2010) 43 copies
Jane Goodall: Researcher Who Champions Chimps (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists) (2010) 40 copies
John F. Kennedy: Thirty-Fifth President 1961-1963 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 32 copies
Jimmy Carter: Thirty-Ninth President 1977-1981 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 29 copies
Grover Cleveland: Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fourth President 1885-1889, 1893-1897 (Getting to Know the Us Presidents) (2006) 29 copies
Chester A. Arthur: Twenty-First President, 1881-1885 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2006) 24 copies
Herbert Hoover: Thirty-First President 1929-1933 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2006) 23 copies
Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President 1945-1953 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 22 copies
Rutherford B. Hayes: Nineteenth President 1877-1881 (Getting to Know the Us Presidents) (2006) 21 copies
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Thirty-Fourth President 1953-1961 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 21 copies
Richard M. Nixon: Thirty-Seventh President 1969-1974 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 19 copies
William Howard Taft: Twenty-Seventh President 1909-1913 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2006) 19 copies
William McKinley: Twenty-Fifth President 1897-1901 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2006) 18 copies
The Wright Brothers( Inventors Whose Ideas Really Took Flight)[WRIGHT BROTHERS][Paperback] (2010) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Venezia, Mike
- Birthdate
- 1945-06-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA)
- Occupations
- art director
author
illustrator - Organizations
- Leo Burnett Company
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Statistics
- Works
- 140
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 17,761
- Popularity
- #1,240
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 84
- ISBNs
- 601
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 3
- Touchstones
- 3
While a bit silly at times, his approach does not detract from beauty
as he progresses through the power of the chosen paintings.
Young readers may be deeply inspired to get help when they feel different or lonely.